Pick Yourself Up 1936 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Apr 2005

[He:] Please, teacher, teach me something,
nice teacher, teach me something
I'm as awkward as a camel,
that's not the worst,
my two feet haven't met yet,
but I'll be teacher's pet yet,
'cause I'm gonna learn to dance or burst.

[She:] Nothing's impossible I have found,
for when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up,
dust myself off,
start all over again.

Don't lose your confidence if you slip,
be grateful for a pleasant trip,
and pick yourself up,
dust yourself off,
start all over again.

Work like a soul inspired,
till the battle of the day is won,
You may be sick and tired,
but you'll be a man, my son!

Will you remember the famous men,
who had to fall to rise again?
So take a deep breath
pick yourself up,
dust yourself off,
start all over again.

[He:] I'll get some selfassurance
if your endurance is great.
I'll learn by easy stages
if your're courageous and wait.
To feel the strength I want to,
I must hang on to your hand,
maybe by the time I'm fifty,
I'll get up and do a nifty.

[Both:] Nothing's impossible I have found,
for when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up,
dust myself off,
start all over again.

Don't lose your confidence if you slip,
be grateful for a pleasant trip,
and pick yourself up,
dust yourself off,
start all over again.

Work like a soul inspired,
till the battle of the day is won,.
You may be sick and tired,
but you'll be a man, my son!

Will you remember the famous men,
who had to fall to rise again?
So take a deep breath
pick yourself up,
dust yourself off,
start all over again.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Pick Yourself Up 1936 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
© 1936 by Universal-Polygram International Pub.Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 22 April 2005 at 14.20
in association with Doug Grierson
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